ADHYATHMA RAMAYANAM

Ramayana for all. Easily readable and well proofed edition. Beautiful
printing and elegant binding. Sree Rama Bhujungaprayata Sthothram,
Gayatry Ramayanam, Sree Rama Ashthotharasata Nama sthothram as
appendices.About the AuthorThunjathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan belonged to 17th
century period, is well known as the father of the Malayalam language.
He is also known as Tuncatt-Eluttacchan. Ezhuthachan was born in
Trikkantiyur, near the town of Tirur, Malappuram in Kerala.
In the name Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, Thunchaththu is his
family name, Ramanujan is his personal name and Ezhuthachan points to
his caste name. Ezhuthachan is an honorific title normally given to
great teacher or schoolmaster. As such his name is transliterated and
there are many variations, including Thunchath Ezhuthachan, Thunchaththu
Ezhuthachan, and Thunjath Ezhuthachan.
Ezhuthachan’s works are extremely popular, which also popularized the
writing system adopted by him, and that is the current Malayalam
alphabet. He wrote Hari Nama Keerthanam to popularize the Malayalam
alphabets. The kilippaattu style in Malayalam was introduced by
Ezhuthachan.
Ezhuthachan’s “Adhyathmaramayanam” is a major work and a translation of
the Ramayana. There have been no Hindu house in Kerala without a
Adhyathmaramayanam. The speciality of his version of Ramayana is that it
is full of devotion. People chant Adhyathmaramayanam daily in all Hindu
homes in Kerala. Keralites celebrate mid-July to mid-August as Ramayana
Masam (Ramayana Month) every year.
Adhyathmaramayanam comprises of 6 Kandas: Bala Kanda, Ayodhya Kanda,
Aranya Kanda, Sundara Kanda, Kishkindha Kanda, Yuddha Kanda.
A memorium has been built at the birth place of Thunchathu Ezhuthachan.
His birth place is called as Thunjan Parambu. During Vijayadashami,
parents come to Thunjan Parambuwith their children, to introduce them to
the world of letters. Poets and teachers help children to write on the
white sands of Thunjan parambu with their fingers.